Category Archives: Film

Steve Jobs will be the subject of Walter Isaacson's talk.

Walter Issacson on The Book of Jobs: First up at Barrington Stage Live from 92nd St. Y Series

The future of the Barrington Stage Company (BSC) telecasts have been in question for months, so it comes as great news that they will continue. Three great achievers – Walter Isaacson, Mandy Patinkin and Gloria Steinham – will kick off

Steve Jobs will be the subject of Walter Isaacson's talk.

Walter Issacson on The Book of Jobs: First up at Barrington Stage Live from 92nd St. Y Series

The future of the Barrington Stage Company (BSC) telecasts have been in question for months, so it comes as great news that they will continue. Three great achievers – Walter Isaacson, Mandy Patinkin and Gloria Steinham – will kick off

12 x 12 TED

12 Best TED Talks on Arts and Entertainment for 2012

As the new year approaches, we take stock of the year just passed, and note how we might do better. This weekend, take a listen to some of the great minds in arts and entertainment for insights on how they

12 x 12 TED

12 Best TED Talks on Arts and Entertainment for 2012

As the new year approaches, we take stock of the year just passed, and note how we might do better. This weekend, take a listen to some of the great minds in arts and entertainment for insights on how they

A John Waters Christmas is like no other

“A John Waters Christmas” – Holiday Help for the Creative Neurotic

Some think only a heathen would make a pilgrimage to Baltimore to see the ultimate Pope of Trash on the cusp of Christmas Eve. Well, that’s me. John Waters had just returned from a month on the road, beguiling audiences

A John Waters Christmas is like no other

“A John Waters Christmas” – Holiday Help for the Creative Neurotic

Some think only a heathen would make a pilgrimage to Baltimore to see the ultimate Pope of Trash on the cusp of Christmas Eve. Well, that’s me. John Waters had just returned from a month on the road, beguiling audiences

10x10 on North in Pittsfield

10 x 10 on North, A First Ever Midwinter Arts Festival being planned for Pittsfield

Winter in the Berkshires is both both beautiful and challenging, with many of us slowly developing cabin fever in the cold, snowy, bleak months between New Year’s and the first day of Spring. The calendar of events is sparsely populated,

10x10 on North in Pittsfield

10 x 10 on North, A First Ever Midwinter Arts Festival being planned for Pittsfield

Winter in the Berkshires is both both beautiful and challenging, with many of us slowly developing cabin fever in the cold, snowy, bleak months between New Year’s and the first day of Spring. The calendar of events is sparsely populated,

BOSDelicateSteveLead

20 Hot Performances Announced for Mass MoCA in Early 2012

(Above: Delicate Steve and his band) From our News Desk: Mass MoCA’s Winter/Spring season has cast its net wide, finding a score of offerings with incredible range and depth. The never timid North Adams, MA institution has once again found

BOSDelicateSteveLead

20 Hot Performances Announced for Mass MoCA in Early 2012

(Above: Delicate Steve and his band) From our News Desk: Mass MoCA’s Winter/Spring season has cast its net wide, finding a score of offerings with incredible range and depth. The never timid North Adams, MA institution has once again found

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‘Margin Call’ Best Wall Street film ever at Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema Dec 2-8

The film Margin Call is about the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and we as a nation have yet to recover from its impact. The great meltdown of America’s financial institutions did more damage than any terrorist could

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‘Margin Call’ Best Wall Street film ever at Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema Dec 2-8

The film Margin Call is about the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and we as a nation have yet to recover from its impact. The great meltdown of America’s financial institutions did more damage than any terrorist could

Cultural Pittsfield

Black Friday Kicks Off Holiday Focus in Pittsfield: Events Nov. 25 – Dec 4

It’s a busy week in Pittsfield. Just check out the happenings between November 25 and December 4th! Friday: Joan Palano Ciolfi Art Opening Downtown Pittsfield’s Gallery 25 hosts a reception for a solo show of festive vintage dress paintings by Joan Palano Ciolfi,

Cultural Pittsfield

Black Friday Kicks Off Holiday Focus in Pittsfield: Events Nov. 25 – Dec 4

It’s a busy week in Pittsfield. Just check out the happenings between November 25 and December 4th! Friday: Joan Palano Ciolfi Art Opening Downtown Pittsfield’s Gallery 25 hosts a reception for a solo show of festive vintage dress paintings by Joan Palano Ciolfi,

Holiday Pittsfield 2012

Pittsfield’s Big Homemade, Handmade Cultural and Christmas Holiday Festival

The City of Pittsfield invites you downtown this weekend for a festive celebration of the season! Enjoy artisanal shopping, caroling, visits from Santa, holiday film, theatre, art and more! Click here for a freedownloadable PDF guide to all the fun events and

Holiday Pittsfield 2012

Pittsfield’s Big Homemade, Handmade Cultural and Christmas Holiday Festival

The City of Pittsfield invites you downtown this weekend for a festive celebration of the season! Enjoy artisanal shopping, caroling, visits from Santa, holiday film, theatre, art and more! Click here for a freedownloadable PDF guide to all the fun events and

A scene from Act II of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” with Alice Coote as Hansel and Christine Schäfer as Gretel. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

Bringing Back The Magic Flute and Hansel and Gretel as The Met Celebrates the Holidays

The Met: Live in HD, is about to celebrate the holidays and we are all invited. The Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live transmissions to theaters in the Berkshires and around the world, will present special encore screenings of Humperdinck’s

A scene from Act II of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” with Alice Coote as Hansel and Christine Schäfer as Gretel. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

Bringing Back The Magic Flute and Hansel and Gretel as The Met Celebrates the Holidays

The Met: Live in HD, is about to celebrate the holidays and we are all invited. The Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live transmissions to theaters in the Berkshires and around the world, will present special encore screenings of Humperdinck’s

Miss Representation

Media’s ‘Miss Representation’ of Women Film and Panel Discussion at Images Cinema 12/5

Interest in the documentary Miss Representation has continuted to grow and the insightful film will screen a second time at Images Cinema on Monday,12/5 at 7pm. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with state representative Gail Cariddi,

Miss Representation

Media’s ‘Miss Representation’ of Women Film and Panel Discussion at Images Cinema 12/5

Interest in the documentary Miss Representation has continuted to grow and the insightful film will screen a second time at Images Cinema on Monday,12/5 at 7pm. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with state representative Gail Cariddi,

Cultural Pittsfield Calendar This Week

Pittsfield is a Happenin’ Place – What To Do – November 4-11

Friday: 200th Anniversary of 1st Aggie Fair! You’re invited to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first modern agricultural fair in the U.S., the precursor to the Big E and so much more! It was held right here in Pittsfield in Park Square

Cultural Pittsfield Calendar This Week

Pittsfield is a Happenin’ Place – What To Do – November 4-11

Friday: 200th Anniversary of 1st Aggie Fair! You’re invited to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first modern agricultural fair in the U.S., the precursor to the Big E and so much more! It was held right here in Pittsfield in Park Square

November on Berkshire Stages

November Brings People and Performances Inside as Holiday Season Nears

Football games, brisk walks and prepping for winter will still find lots of people outside during November, but the days grow shorter, the nights darker, and both spouses and friends draw closer to each other. All too soon it will

November on Berkshire Stages

November Brings People and Performances Inside as Holiday Season Nears

Football games, brisk walks and prepping for winter will still find lots of people outside during November, but the days grow shorter, the nights darker, and both spouses and friends draw closer to each other. All too soon it will

Guy Pearce in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Out in the Berkshires Weekend Schedule and Preview November 10-13, 2011

>It’s the Third Annual Berkshire Celebration of all things LGBTQ While most of it happens in Pittsfield, the Out in the Berkshires Weekend welcomes all those in the widespread Berkshires LGBTQ community to celebrate, party and make their presence known.

Guy Pearce in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Out in the Berkshires Weekend Schedule and Preview November 10-13, 2011

>It’s the Third Annual Berkshire Celebration of all things LGBTQ While most of it happens in Pittsfield, the Out in the Berkshires Weekend welcomes all those in the widespread Berkshires LGBTQ community to celebrate, party and make their presence known.

Fanfare at EMPAC

More Dance Film Premieres at RPI’s EMPAC November 5 plus live fanfare

Empac’s Dance Movies Program has scheduled the world premieres of three new dance films (including Fanfare seen above, photo by Sanghoon Lee) and a video installation commissioned by EMPAC’s Dance Movies program for Saturday, November 5, 2011. The screenings will

Fanfare at EMPAC

More Dance Film Premieres at RPI’s EMPAC November 5 plus live fanfare

Empac’s Dance Movies Program has scheduled the world premieres of three new dance films (including Fanfare seen above, photo by Sanghoon Lee) and a video installation commissioned by EMPAC’s Dance Movies program for Saturday, November 5, 2011. The screenings will

EMPAC shorts onedotzero

EMPAC offers unusual morning program of shorts that parents can enjoy along with the youngsters

Animation grew up some time ago, and has been the shared provence of both adults and their children. The best of it offers stories on two levels, one for the sophisticated mind, the other for the developing one. For some

EMPAC shorts onedotzero

EMPAC offers unusual morning program of shorts that parents can enjoy along with the youngsters

Animation grew up some time ago, and has been the shared provence of both adults and their children. The best of it offers stories on two levels, one for the sophisticated mind, the other for the developing one. For some

A Cat in Paris

Day by Day Schedule for the Williamstown Film Festival 2011

OPENING NIGHT: Friday, October 21st at 8pm/Images Cinema: The Lie This is the Sundance hit about a fish story a guy tells at work. It opens a Pandora’s box of problems and lands the hero in very hot water. Attending:

A Cat in Paris

Day by Day Schedule for the Williamstown Film Festival 2011

OPENING NIGHT: Friday, October 21st at 8pm/Images Cinema: The Lie This is the Sundance hit about a fish story a guy tells at work. It opens a Pandora’s box of problems and lands the hero in very hot water. Attending:

Never Stand Still at Williamstown Film Festival

Mass MoCA and WFF salute Jacob’s Pillow in “Never Stand Still”; plumb depths of evil in “We Need to Talk about Kevin”

From our News Desk: This season’s Williamstown Film Festival offerings at MASS MoCA are the New England Premiere of We Need to Talk about Kevin, nominated for the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the world premiere

Never Stand Still at Williamstown Film Festival

Mass MoCA and WFF salute Jacob’s Pillow in “Never Stand Still”; plumb depths of evil in “We Need to Talk about Kevin”

From our News Desk: This season’s Williamstown Film Festival offerings at MASS MoCA are the New England Premiere of We Need to Talk about Kevin, nominated for the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the world premiere

Mahaiwe Programming 2011-12

Mahaiwe Announces Fall Through Spring Schedule 2011-12

Lyle Lovett Mavis Staples The Blind Boys of Alabama, Pee Wee Ellis and Maceo Parker Spyro Gyra Richard Thompson Paul Winter Consort China’s Jin Xing Dance Theatre Live in HD – London’s National Theatre Live in HD – The Metropolitan

Mahaiwe Programming 2011-12

Mahaiwe Announces Fall Through Spring Schedule 2011-12

Lyle Lovett Mavis Staples The Blind Boys of Alabama, Pee Wee Ellis and Maceo Parker Spyro Gyra Richard Thompson Paul Winter Consort China’s Jin Xing Dance Theatre Live in HD – London’s National Theatre Live in HD – The Metropolitan

Carol Channing: Larger than Life from three time WFF alumna Dori Berinstein.

Williamstown Film Festival “Lucky 13th” Season Covers Two Weekends, Oct 21-23, 27-29

(Above is the legendary Carol Channing who will be seen in Carol Channing: Larger than Life from three time WFF alumna Dori Berinstein.)  Over two weekends (October 21-23 and 27-29), the Williamstown Film Festival’s “Lucky 13th” season will unspool at Images Cinema

Carol Channing: Larger than Life from three time WFF alumna Dori Berinstein.

Williamstown Film Festival “Lucky 13th” Season Covers Two Weekends, Oct 21-23, 27-29

(Above is the legendary Carol Channing who will be seen in Carol Channing: Larger than Life from three time WFF alumna Dori Berinstein.)  Over two weekends (October 21-23 and 27-29), the Williamstown Film Festival’s “Lucky 13th” season will unspool at Images Cinema

Farmageddon. Photo by Larry Murray, Berkshire on Stage

Is it Farmageddon for Berkshire farms? Images Cinema explores topic with farmers

(The photo above by Larry Murray shows local livestock making its way back to the barn.)   From our News Desk: Images Cinema will screen the new documentary, Farmageddon, on Monday, October 17 at 7pm. Tickets are $10, and all

Farmageddon. Photo by Larry Murray, Berkshire on Stage

Is it Farmageddon for Berkshire farms? Images Cinema explores topic with farmers

(The photo above by Larry Murray shows local livestock making its way back to the barn.)   From our News Desk: Images Cinema will screen the new documentary, Farmageddon, on Monday, October 17 at 7pm. Tickets are $10, and all

Le Jetee at EMPAC, RPI in Troy, NY
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Nietszche to Terry Gilliam: EMPAC Launches its Sci-Fi Film Series Oct. 6

Lovers of historic cinema – especially science fiction films – are abuzz over the programming for The Eternal Return film series which begins next week at RPI’s EMPAC (Experimental Media Performing Arts Center) in Troy, NY. The first screening is

Le Jetee at EMPAC, RPI in Troy, NY
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Nietszche to Terry Gilliam: EMPAC Launches its Sci-Fi Film Series Oct. 6

Lovers of historic cinema – especially science fiction films – are abuzz over the programming for The Eternal Return film series which begins next week at RPI’s EMPAC (Experimental Media Performing Arts Center) in Troy, NY. The first screening is

Richard Thompson returns to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington.

Guitarist Richard Thompson, “Met and NT Live” Top October Mahaiwe Schedule

From Our News Desk: The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will present an array of October programming, including an encore concert by returning guitar legend Richard Thompson (who is seen above) on October 14. The wildly popular “Live in HD” broadcasts

Richard Thompson returns to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington.

Guitarist Richard Thompson, “Met and NT Live” Top October Mahaiwe Schedule

From Our News Desk: The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will present an array of October programming, including an encore concert by returning guitar legend Richard Thompson (who is seen above) on October 14. The wildly popular “Live in HD” broadcasts